Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is characterized by
noticeably abnormal or impaired development in social interaction
and communication and a markedly restricted array of activities and
interests. And while scientific consensus claims autism has been
around for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that
prevalence is now considered to be one in every 166 children born
in the United States.
Therefore, with this devastating statistic in mind, one reporter
set out to analyze the autism rates among Amish communities. Why?
Because perhaps searching for autistic Amish children would reveal
clues to the cause of autism ... and it did.
The Clues Come Together
Since they have been cut off for hundreds of years from
American culture and scientific progress, the Amish may have had
less exposure to some new factor triggering autism in the rest of
population. The likely culprit: vaccines.
Traveling to the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country in search of
autistic Amish children, the reporter, based on national statistics,
should have found as many as 200 children with autism in the
community -- instead, he found only three, the oldest age 9 or
10:
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The first autistic Amish child was a girl who had been brought
over from China, adopted by one family only to be given up after
becoming overwhelmed by her autism, and then re-adopted by an
Amish Mennonite family. (China, India and Indonesia are among
countries moving fast to mass-vaccination programs.)
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The second autistic Amish child definitely had received a
vaccination and developed autism shortly thereafter.
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The reporter was unable to determine the vaccination status of
the third child.
Dangerous Effects of
Thimerosal
In some vaccines, they use a mercury-based preservative called
thimerosal that keeps multiple-dose vials from becoming contaminated
by repeated needle sticks. After health officials became concerned
about the amount of mercury infants and children were receiving
through thimerosal-tainted vaccines, the toxin was phased out of
U.S. vaccines starting in 1999.
However, due to mislabeling and other problems, its presence is
still being felt, and more and more children are suffering because
of it.
Washington Times April 18, 2005
Washington Times April 19, 2005
Dr. Mercola's
Comment:
Does anyone out there really need more evidence than
this?
Admittedly, this was not a placebo-controlled scientific trial
but an evidence-based fact analysis that, in my mind, provides an
irrefutable link to a lifestyle and, most likely, mercury-containing
vaccine connection to autism.
Folks, you don't have to be a medical doctor, hold advanced
epidemiology degrees or teach molecular genetics to figure this one
out. You don't even need a degree in rocket science. How much more
obvious could it be?
The link between autism and vaccines is certainly not a new
idea. In fact, suggestions of this link have been in the national
news for at
least six years now. Just last year a study, that reviewed data
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vaccine
Data Link, concluded that children who receive
thimerosal-containing vaccinations are 27 times more likely to
develop autism than children who do not.
That's a 2,700 percent increase.
The numbers just don't lie.
Considering how important this issue is for nearly everyone
you know, it might be a good one to forward to your friends and
relatives. You can easily do this by using the E-mail to a friend
button in the upper right hand section of this page, just under the
search box. You can make a larger impact if you write them a
personal message in the e-mail as to why they should seriously
consider the advice -- and why they may want to subscribe to the
newsletter.
This most recent investigation simply provides the proverbial
icing on the cake. There aren't too many other places, if any, in
America where you can find large groups of children who haven't been
vaccinated.
The reporter found three children with autism. One child was
adopted and previously vaccinated, another was one of the few Amish
children who were vaccinated, and the third had an unclear vaccine
history. That leaves, at most, potentially one child out of an expected 200 (from national statistics) with autism. The
odds of this being mere coincidence are slim to none.
At Least Change the Rules Concerning the
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Because of their religious beliefs, the Amish community
chooses not to give their children any vaccines. Understandably,
many of you may not choose such a radical approach. However, if you
were to focus on just one vaccine, I would encourage you to look at
the issues surrounding the hepatitis B vaccine.
The multi-dose version of this vaccine, which is typically
administered to newborns before they leave the hospital, still
contains thimerosal. This is reprehensible, irresponsible negligence
of the highest magnitude. The immature central nervous systems of
these helpless newborns are particularly susceptible to toxic
insults, and thimerosal, the mercury-containing preservative used in
these vaccines, is one of the worst.
It would be much easier to understand if the hepatitis B
vaccine had some value, but most natural health experts who study
this are convinced that this is nearly always an absolutely
unnecessary vaccine.
There are only about 5,000 people a year who develop the most
serious consequence of hepatitis B infection, liver cancer. That
means we are immunizing tens of millions of infants and causing
brain injury that has caused an epidemic of autism to protect liver
cancer in 5,000 adults. And, many of these adults have serious
social problems like IV drug abuse, alcoholism and poor nutrition
that seriously increases their risk for this disease.
If you're a young parent weighing the pros and cons of
vaccines, I strongly urge you to learn more about the toxicity of thimerosal,
which, again, is still present in multi-dose hepatitis B vaccines,
and nearly all the mandated flu vaccine for infants.
Gary Craig's Comment:
For those families dealing with autism, you should know that
consistent application of EFT can help with the angers, frustrations
and other behavior problems that accompany this affliction. As an
example, Linda Johnson writes the following on the EFT web site ...
"With my autistic son, I tapped one night as a surrogate for
"focus and attention", "hearing what people are saying", "better
social connection" and "neurological symptoms". The next morning,
for the first time, he got dressed without prompting at each step
while watching the news on television. An absolute first. Doing
two things at the same time."
Gary
Craig is a pioneering developer of EFT, a profoundly effective
emotional/mental healing approach. I learned it from Gary and have
taught it to patients in my clinic for years, and they have
experienced truly incredible and permanent results with it. Read
more about Gary Craig's EFT Course.
Related Articles:
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Increased Mercury Pollution
Flu Vaccines for
Children Still Contain Mercury
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